The other two series of the second round are ready to start. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the New Jersey Devils. Akira Schmid and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Carolina started in the first period with a Brett Pesce goal, via Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes added on with a Seth Jarvis goal, his third of the postseason, going in unassisted. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored, thanks to Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast. Vitek Vanecek replaced Schmid in goal. New Jersey got on the board with a Nathan Bastian goal, courtesy of Michael McLeod and Miles Wood. The Hurricanes shot back in the third period with a Brady Skjei goal, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen. Carolina iced it at 5-1 with a Fast empty net goal, his third of the playoffs, set up by Martinook and Staal. The three stars were Fast, Martinook, and Staal. The Hurricanes lead the series 1-0.
Out west, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Laurent Brossoit patrol the creases. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his eighth of the postseason, powered by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. Vegas tied it on an Ivan Barbashev goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of Nicolas Roy. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Michael Amadio goal, his second of the postseason, helped along by William Karlsson and Zach Whitecloud. Vegas added on with a Mark Stone power play goal, his fourth of the playoffs, with assists provided by Reilly Smith and Alex Pietrangelo. The Oilers got one back on a Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and ninth of the postseason, fueled by Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm. Edmonton tied it in the third period with a Draisaitl power play goal, completing his hat trick on his tenth of the playoffs, guided in by Hyman and Bouchard. The Golden Knights reclaimed the lead on a Barbashev goal, his second of the game and third of the postseason, made possible by Whitecloud and Jack Eichel. Vegas extended the lead as Chandler Stephenson scored his fifth of the playoffs, thanks to Stone and Brett Howden. The Oilers pulled one back on a Draisaitl goal, his fourth of the game and eleventh of the postseason, assisted by McDavid and Ekholm. The Golden Knights iced it at 6-4 with an Eichel power play empty net goal, his fourth of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The three stars were Barbashev, Draisaitl, and Stone, while Eichel, Whitecloud, McDavid, Hyman, Bouchard, and Ekholm get the honorable mentions. The Golden Knights own a 1-0 series lead.
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